Inventory

Acc.5506

Melville papers

National Library of Scotland Manuscripts Division George IV Bridge Edinburgh EH1 1EW Tel: 0131-466 2812 Fax: 0131-466 2811 E-mail: [email protected]

©National Library of Scotland Letters, mainly to Robert Saunders Dundas, 2nd , on various topics, 1790-1830.

For further Melville papers, see also MSS 1-67, 351-4, 640-2, 653, 1041-79, 3011, 3385-8, 3834-5, 3837-41, 3844-51, 6524, 9368-80, 9733-5, 14838-9, 19578-82; Ch.858-60; Accs.7711, 9140, 9334, 11612, 11974, 12001

Bought, 1972

1. Charles Arbuthnot, Diplomatist (1767-1850) 17 letters and 2 notes to Melville and 2 enclosures from B Dudley, 1809-1821 1 letter and 2 enclosures to Cockburn, 1829

2. Arbuthnots - miscellaneous R Arbuthnot to Melville, 1790 M Arbuthnot to Melville, 1790 William Arbuthnot to Melville, 1819, enclosing letter of John McCaul Capt A D Arbuthnot to Melville, 1829

3. William Carr Beresford, Viscount Beresford (1768-1854) 8 letters + 1 notes to Melville, 1829 1 letter to Cockburn, 1829

4. Robert Brandling 3 letters to Melville, 1826 Copy of letter to E H Locker, with copies of his reply and a letter from Board of Greenwich Hospital, 1821

5. George Byng, 1st , (1768-1831) 11 letters to Melville, 1818-1830

6. Stapleton Cotton, 1st , Field-Marshal (1773-1865) Letter to Melville + reply by Melville, 1819 Letter to Melville enclosing letter by H Payne, 1830 Letter to Melville, 1830

7. Sir David Dundas, General (1735-1820) 21 letters and memoranda to Melville, 1794-1816 Letter from William Poole to David Dundas, 1804

8. Robert Dundas, Viscount Melville Letter to Captain Ross, 1829 Letter to Lord Rodney, 1829 Letter to Viscount Melbourne, 1830 9. Rowland Hill, 1st (1772-1842) 5 letters to Melville, 1828-9 3 memorials, 1828-9

10. James Hope Johnstone, 3rd Earl of Hopetoun, formerly Hope (1741-1816) 1 letter, 1804

11. Sir George Martin, Admiral (1764-1847) 3 letters to Martin from Fitzroy Somerset, 1814 1 letter to Martin from Robert Gardiner, 1825 3 letters to Martin from Melville, 1815, 1824, 1826

12. Dudley Ryder, 1st Earl of Harrowby (1762-1847) 7 letters to Melville, 1804-10 Letter to Harrowby from J Robinson, manager of the Grand Trunk Canal, 1804 Extract from naval regulations and instructions